Chapter 33: Final Stop

Once again switching trickery, Ying Su was already very skilled, and she directly devoured the subsequent procedures.

But a small accident happened when she left.

Carter the Hamster's soul card turned gray as soon as it left the house, becoming unusable. His soul hadn't been brought out by Ying Su.

"What's going on? Is that house strange too?"

Though curious, Ying Su didn't have the energy to think about it now. She still had matters to handle at the containment facility.

Soon she was transferred to the facility, even earlier than last time. But she didn't need to worry about being chased by the hounds again. Even if she arrived ahead of schedule, it wouldn't affect the other her.

The rumbling came again. Ying Su rushed out and encountered herself once more. Just as she was about to speak,

the other her grabbed her and said, "Professor Spencer's science forum on October 7th is beneficial for promoting scientific and cultural exchange among teenagers..."

"His great contributions to education are admirable. He is a person worthy of respect..."

Ying Su froze. How was the other her stealing her lines?

Oh, wait—the other her had also reached the second save and load!

Just as Ying Su was reorganizing her words, the other her said expressionlessly:

"Ah... I love you, darling. You are so beautiful, so pure."

"Eek! Who would say that to a parrot?!" Ying Su blushed and screamed. How could she confess to herself?

Wait...

No!

Ying Su quickly covered her nose and found an opportunity to flee from herself at lightning speed. She was too dangerous.

She had already thought of a way to leave the containment facility, but before that, she had to gather enough information and figure out how to deal with Big Eye's surveillance.

Moreover, Ying Su had to raise her own level. The current Ying Su might have some combat ability, but having a little combat ability wasn't possible.

She couldn't cause trouble in this loop. She had to stay in the containment facility longer.

At least until she finished her prophecy to herself, she couldn't cause any major incidents or expose herself.

But where should she go to level up?

As Ying Su walked along, she suddenly remembered something.

She sprinted back to the staff cafeteria.

The Pig Chef had just fought a great battle with Olivia and was extremely weak. On his cutting board were a few guys who looked like they might be dead.

"I'll gladly accept this!"

Ying Su went up and finished each one off.

[Feast activated successfully!]

[Soul Devour activated... activated... activation failed... activation successful... activation failed...]

What the hell?

Why couldn't she devour these guys' souls?

Ying Su tried a few more times. Some she could, some she couldn't.

Could it be...

Ying Su broke out in a cold sweat and immediately threw away all the souls she had just obtained. She didn't dare keep them.

If the High Council could send Hounds of Tindalos across time to hunt, then modifying souls and adding something to them would be no problem.

Those employees were probably all baited, waiting for some transmigrator with a ghost-catching system to bite.

Besides, most of these white coats were just D-Class, with no useful information.

Still, Ying Su did devour a bit and grew a little.

Wait... Ying Su thought of something else.

"Caw! Hungry! Hungry!" Ying Su called out to the Pig Chef.

"Heh, what would you like to eat?"

"Meat, lots and lots of meat!"

"Okay." The Pig Chef didn't seem to care whether his customer was human or not. As long as someone needed his cooking, he would do it.

Ying Su waited at the counter.

After a while, the Pig Chef brought out a bowl of meatball soup.

[Feast activated successfully!]

She watched her HP start to rise again.

So it wasn't just humans—these supernaturally enhanced things could also be used with Feast.

"Another bowl!"

"Alright, alright!" The Pig Chef seemed to like customers who wolfed down their food like her.

But Ying Su didn't dare go too wild. She stopped once she had recovered enough to transform into a child.

Then she saw the other her pass by and also stop for a meal.

But Ying Su didn't bother her. They each ate their own. Besides, the other her still had Olivia inside her. If she approached now, there might be a confusion of affection points.

After some safe time, the staff brought her back to her room.

Last time she had gone to the Reformation Department to scout for information. This time she would stay here and see what was going on.

The familiar Sylvia came, and a few days later, it was Ms. Roland, who was here to collect a paycheck while slacking off.

Still in that old grandmother form, she came to teach Ying Su, roughly once every three days.

Simple subjects like basics of sociology.

Seeing her kind and amiable appearance, it was hard to imagine she was anything but kind.

Then, after a few more days, another Ying Su in a white coat arrived.

"Oh, hello. Nice to see you again, darling." Ying Su said. She was genuinely happy to see herself again. The only problem was that they were separated by a pane of glass. She couldn't pounce and sniff herself.

Actually, Ying Su was worried whether Olivia might sense her through the glass, but it turned out she was overthinking.

Because Ying Su couldn't sense Olivia at all. The vampire clan used smell to sense each other, but the other her's scent directly overpowered everything. She couldn't smell Olivia, and Olivia couldn't smell her from behind the glass wall.

"Well, Mr. Parrot, the researcher previously in charge of you left due to some matters. From now on, I'll be in charge of you."

"Please call me Par—rot!" Ying Su said.

"Alright, alright, but according to the report, you're female, right?"

"Caw! Can't a female call herself Mr.? That's discrimination."

"Of course you can. I respect your choice."

Watching the other her scribble on papers, Ying Su flew closer, looked her up and down, and said, "You're so cute now, Ying Su."

This kid didn't know she would soon be beaten up and chased around.

And seeing her past naive self, Ying Su really felt moved.

Now she had become an old hand, losing that initial foolish energy.

The other her asked curiously, "Where did you learn my name, Mr. Parrot?"

"Because I have precognition." Ying Su paused, using the same strategy she had used with Olivia before.

"..." The other her looked a bit speechless.

"Caw, don't believe me if you don't want to. In my prophecy, you didn't believe me either." Ying Su wasn't surprised by her reaction—after all, at the time she herself thought the parrot in front of her was talking nonsense. She continued, "But you'll believe it sooner or later."

"Since you want to prove you have prophecy, you need to provide some evidence, right, Mr. Parrot?"

"You will be killed by yourself." Ying Su revealed the closed-loop prophecy.

"You mean suicide?"

"Something like that."

"Anything more?"

"No comment. Otherwise there won't be any surprise." Ying Su said, thinking about how adorable her future self would look when she realized everything. She couldn't help snickering.

Sure enough, she couldn't empathize with her past self.

"One more thing. If you really have no other option, go to that machine. It can save you."

Seeing the other her nod absentmindedly, Ying Su knew she would remember at the critical moment.

Then came the purpose of this loop.

"Ah, right. I really like that teacher. Have her come chat with me more often." Ying Su said.

"Sorry, Ms. Roland might not have that much time. I'll replace her with someone I trust."

Ying Su knew that the replacement would be an avatar controlled by Olivia.

That was Ying Su's goal. She had to reconnect with Olivia.

Watching the other her finish the task and leave, Ying Su remembered what she had been thinking at that time and laughed to herself.

Actually, everything after that had only gotten worse.

But now, Ying Su could proudly say,

"That's right. Everything is heading in a better direction, darling..."

The other me.

Not long after, a D-Class personnel controlled by Olivia's avatar came to take care of Ying Su.

Due to the safety report, Ying Su had been moved to a place with lower security, fewer precautions, but a smaller room.

She even had a fair amount of freedom. At the designated time, she could wander around a specified area, just not touch anyone.

And for Ying Su to communicate with Olivia was simple.

All she had to do was leave blood containing her information in a blind spot of the surveillance cameras while the other was cleaning. That was enough. It was an exclusive secret communication method for the vampire clan.

"Olivia, it's me, Ying Su..."

"I know."

Olivia was very calm. Although this was only one-fifth of Olivia, she still felt a strange feeling toward this parrot.

It was... like liking, very much liking.

Just like the feeling when she talked with Ying Su.

But that wasn't right. She clearly only liked one Ying Su. No... wait, she didn't like her!

It was just concern due to this strange situation!

Could this other her have something to do with Ying Su?

And when the other left that message, she understood immediately.

Ah... so it really was Ying Su.

All her troubled thoughts smoothed out in an instant.

It was nothing. Turns out she liked the same person.

Uh, no, no. Not like, not like.

Ying Su didn't hide anything. She explained her save-and-load situation. Olivia could be trusted, and only this loop's Olivia knew about it. It was fine.

She also laid out her plan and future actions clearly to Olivia.

"I understand. If this can get us out..." Olivia had no objections. In fact, the other's plan was feasible.

"But don't tell your main body about this. If it changes the future and brings the dogs back, that would be bad."

"But according to what you're saying, after the Trickster disposes of us, given their vigilance and caution, they will come to investigate us for sure. Can the plan succeed?"

"It will succeed." Ying Su said. "Because the future me has already confirmed victory. The outcome is already set, Olivia."

"Because that day is exactly the third day."